ILRI board of trustees

Lindsay Falvey, Chair Judith Lungu Prof Lindsay Falvey joined the ILRI Since September 2012, Lungu has Board in April 2013. His experience been deputy vice chancellor of includes corporate governance, Mulungushi University in Zambia. academic leadership and Prior to this, between 1985 and international research. His interests 2012, she held a number of other include changes in organizational academic positions, including head governance, the social and of the animal science department technological sciences in livestock and dean of the School of including animal welfare and Agricultural Sciences at the human-animal interactions as well University of Zambia. In addition to as integration across disciplines and all aspects of life. His career serving on the Categorizing Poor has also included: CEO of Coffey-MPW; Chair of and Resource Farmers and Rising Food Dean of the (now) Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Science Prices taskforces, she has published over 20 academic papers and at the University of ; Director of Hassad , and books and worked as a consultant for many international advisor to governments throughout Asia. A recipient of the organizations. She has served on many boards, including those of Centenary Medal of Australia, a Fellow of the of the Bank of Zambia, Livestock Development Trust, the Kasisi Technological Sciences, and of Clare Hall at the University of Agricultural Training Centre, the advisory committee on science Cambridge, Falvey holds three ; a Ph.D. from the and technology of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural University of Queensland, a higher from the University Cooperation (CTA) and the sector advisory group of the Ministry of Melbourne and an honorary doctorate from Thaksin University. of Science and Technology and Vocational Training in Zambia. Lindsay’s 15 books and more than 150 papers deal with livestock She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba. She joined the and socio-cultural subjects. He joined the Board in April 2013 Board in November 2015.

Lorne Babiuk, Vice Chair Chanda Nimbkar Babiuk is vice-president for research at Since 1998, Nimbkar has been director the University of Alberta. As vice- of the animal husbandry division of president, he has consistently fostered Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute research that crosses traditional in India. She previously worked for disciplinary boundaries by, for example, seven years as a research scientist. She supporting collaborations between has served as board member in NGOs social scientists and medical, and private companies, including the agricultural and engineering Maharashtra Goat and Sheep researchers. Before joining the Research and Development Institute, University of Alberta, he built up a and as a member of the research research institute—the Vaccine and advisory committee of the National Infectious Disease Organization Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (VIDO), at the University of Saskatchewan —which became and the Taskforce on Animal Biotechnology. She has received a internationally recognized as a leader in new vaccine development. number of awards and fellowships including Government of India He has a master’s degree in soil microbiology and a PhD in virology Award for ‘Science and Technology Innovations for Rural from the University of British Columbia and a DSc from the University Development–2007. She has a PhD from the University of New of Saskatchewan. He joined the Board in November 2010. England. She joined the Board in November 2015.

Cheikh Ly Ly is animal production and health Richard Golding officer at the FAO Regional Office for Golding is an independent Africa, in Accra. He holds a veterinary management consultant providing doctorate from the Inter-States governance and risk management School of Sciences and Veterinary advisory and facilitation services to Medicine (EISMV) and a master’s multilateral and other international degree in agricultural economics organizations. Until 2012, he from Michigan State University. He worked for PwC Consulting as a first worked with the Senegalese risk management consultant being Agricultural Research Institute and admitted as a partner in 1994. from 1988 as lecturer-researcher at From 2005 - 2012, he was lead the Rural Economics and global partner for PwC’s Management Unit of EISMV. Earlier, he was chief of the Biological relationships and work for the UN Sciences and Animal Production Department of EISMV and System and The Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis director general of the International Trypanotolerance Centre. He and Malaria. He is a Chartered Accountant, originally from the joined the Board in November 2011. UK. Rodney Cooke Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes Cooke is former Director of the Gebregziabher was appointed Policy and Technical Advisory State Minister for Livestock and Division (2000–2012) at the Fishery in 2013. He has a International Fund for profound experience in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Research (IFAD). livestock sector. He has BSc and Before this, he was Director of MSc degrees from Haramaya the Technical Centre for University. During his MSc studies, Agriculture and Rural he was a graduate fellow in Development (CTA). He brings a animal production at ILRI. After wealth of experience in gaining research experience in agriculture and rural animal production, he completed development, including aspects a PhD in dairy animal breeding at such as institutional appraisal, Kasetsart University. He has more than 25 years research corporate planning and management of change; project experience, and he served in the Oromia and Tigray identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; R&D agricultural research institutes in different research and management and technology transfer. He has worked in Latin administrative positions. His most recent position was America, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. He has a PhD in Director General of the Tigray Agricultural Research biochemistry from the University of Bristol. He joined the Board Institute. He joined the Board representing the Government in November 2012. of Ethiopia in November 2015.

Suzanne Petersen Andrew Tuimur Petersen is a marketing, brand, Prior to his appointment as Principal business and product manager Secretary at the State Department of for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, Livestock in the Kenyan Ministry of leading the company’s Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries in marketing of feed for cattle, dairy December 2015, Tuimur worked for cows and swine. Trained in the Agricultural Development physiology and poultry feed Corporation for nearly 30 years, rising research in the UK and Australia, to be Managing Director. His career she has considerable experience has spanned the government, private in the feed sector, including and academic sectors. In addition to market analysis and strategy his roles at the Agricultural development in a private sector Development Corporation, he was context. She brings a unique chairman of the National Standards Council (2000–2003). He has blend of private sector, feeds served on the Insurance Advisory Board of Directors (1999–2002) research, business development and marketing skills to ILRI’s and on the board of the Agro-Chemical and Food Company Board. She joined the Board in November 2012. Limited. He has an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, and a BVM from the University of Nairobi. He joined the Board representing the Government of in February 2016. Siew Fing Wong Wong is a director of two Singapore companies - Asia Venture Biotechnology Pte. Ltd. Jimmy Smith and Delafin Pte. Ltd. She Smith was appointed Director previously worked as Senior General of ILRI in April 2011. Before Financial Analysis Specialist at joining ILRI, he worked for the the Asian Development Bank World Bank leading the Bank’s where she led investments to Global Livestock Portfolio. improve energy efficiency in Previously, he held senior positions China and Mongolia. She brings at the Canadian International expertise to the board in the Development Agency (2001– development and management 2006). Earlier in his career, he of multilateral development worked at ILRI and its predecessor, projects, financial analysis of the the International Livestock Centre viability of business models, and information system conversion. for Africa (1991–2001). Smith has a She has an MBA from the University of Western Australia and is PhD in animal sciences from the University of Illinois. He is an ex- an Associate Chartered Accountant. She joined the Board in officio member of the Board. November 2013.

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